there are three things that are absolutes – everything else is temporary… the first thing is and this is really in plain English the essence of Judaism and that is "what you don’t want another to do to you don’t do to them" – in simple English don’t be a malicious jerk – the second thing is "what you want others to do to you, do to them…" respect people… if you see somebody’s in trouble… help them… and the third thing is, to the extent that you can overcome fear through faith and trust in the infinite power of God – is the extent that you will have courage